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Forest Office, 

 TAIPING, $th September, 1907. 



To the Editor, 



" Agricultural Bulletin, " 

 Singapore. 



Sir —I think that a photo of my new Invention for Permanent 

 Plant Houses for the East or any 'country which has an equitable 

 hot climate like the Straits Settlements will be of interest to vour 

 readers. 



2. The photo shows a roof made of single length sheets of 

 corrugated zinc 7 feet long but no doubt the material could be ha. I 

 of any length. In making a larger building care should be taken 

 not to cut the zinc over the line of the roof frame-work as if this is 

 done the frame would get wet and water drip from it during rain 

 storms. If the supporting frame-work w ere laid 6 teet apart, S inches 

 or so at either end of the zinc should remain uncut to allow for the 

 overlap over the frame- work. 



3- If necessary the sides of the building could be made of the 

 same perforated corrugated sheets. 



4- It will be noticed that the zinc should be cut on the ridge 

 part enly leaving the guttering to carry off the water. 



5- I was granted a Diploma for this invention at our Agri- 

 Horticultural Show held last month at Kuala Kangsar. 



I have, etc. 



A. W. STEPHENS, 

 Deputy Conservator of Forests, Perak. 



THE RUBBER MARKET. 



In Rubber shares there has been a general marking down in all 

 quotations, but the undertone may be regarded as very satisfactory, 

 there being a number of buyers at the lower quotations, but stock 

 js difficult to get in anv quantity. The market for hard, line Para 

 is firmer, and plantation rubber, consequently, is fractionally dearer. 



Anglo-Malays fully paid are 4I-5J and the partly paid have been 

 dealt in round about 4 A.-. Batu Tigas are 23S.-24S. 



and Bu 



dys are foi 



Reference are steady at 6-6*. Consolidated Malays are *Hi 

 Uamansaras are offered at ii, Federated Selangors are asking 

 b 'd, and Golden Hopes have been dealt in at i|. Highlands 

 paid have been freely dealt in at 3 | and the partly paid are 1. 

 Java Rubber and Produce are steady round about i prem. 

 Kepitigallas are /.o- 1 9-6-^0-20-6. Klanangs are 5 -5 • ' "" 1 * 

 Lumpur have fr,,lv '.hanged hands at 3 Os. to 31s. l->n.g-,' 



